Exodus 2:16 meaning and explanation
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Exodus 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses has just fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian and has settled in Midian, where he sits down beside a well. This verse introduces the household that will shelter him: the priest of Midian, later named Reuel, has seven daughters who come to draw water and fill the troughs for their father's flock.
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